Fighting with a spoon

There's no need to find a symbol for 的: This is the most frequent character of all, and you'll learn how to use it through context soon. But this painting can help us remember how to write it. Through context, you'll know that 的 is pronounced de5; this translates to Don Quixote on top of the Erechtheion. "-e" is for the Erechtheion and the fifth tone is represented by "on top of". When picturing Don Quixote on the Erechtheion's roof, you'll remember the spoon and the white flag, thus remember how to write 的. At the same time, we're reinforcing our memory palace, which will help us with other characters.

Composition: 的 = 勺 + 白

of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) |
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Don Quixote ends up on the roof of the Erectheion after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon, so he can only wave with a white flag.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
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As this character should not be confused with 匕, this character will be represented by a small silver spoon.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
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Sherlock Holmes feeds an elephant some medicine just inside the entrance of the Taos Pueblo. The medicine looks like a petal leaf, and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon to give the elephant its medicine.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
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This one looks like an elephant. Beelzebub rides an elephant in front of the Taos Pueblo, turning the soil with a plough. Lots of bananas show up from the earth.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
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The space station has become too close to the sun. In the bathroom, Robinson Crusoe is hiding from the sun with the help of a wooden box full of flutes.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
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